The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-22
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
SALIENT POINTS OF THE BILL
PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Yesterday by "a Vote OF 219 to 41-It
a Now Goes to the President for
His Signature.

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it's frat section, applies the provisions
OF this act to any common carrier en-.
gagged in the transportation of psssen
gers wholly by railroad and partly by
water, when both are used, under Q
common control, management OF
arrangement, through more than one
State or Territory, or from any place
in the United States to aDy adjacent
foreign country. 1t defines the term
RAILROAD" to include sll bridges and
ferries used or operated by any rail
road. ALI charges mRde fr any
service rendered in the transp Jrtation
Of passengers or property, shall be
reasonable and just, and every NJ nst
and unIessonsb charge for such
servics lie prohibited and declared to
be I'm awful.
Section z makes il unlawful for
any common carrier subject to the
provisions of this act 10 thsrge, de-
mand, collect or receive, directly or
indirectly rom any psrson or per-
sons great sr or less compensation for
| any service rendered in the tfanspor-
tation OF passengers or property than it
charges, demands, collects or receives
| from any other person or pc sons for
doing for him or them like and con-
| temporaneOus service in the transport
t,tion OF like kind of trf ffic, under
fu bstantially similar circumstances
and conditions.
Section 3 makes 1t unlawful for any
common carrier, subj set to the pro-
visions OF this act. to make or give any
undue or unreas )nabe preftreuc e or
advantage 10 any particular persoD,
company, firm, corporation or locality,
or any particular description OF traffic.
Every common carrier, sui ject to the
provision of this act, shall, according
TO their respective powers, afford al
reasonable, proper and tqual facilities
for the Interchange of traffic between
their respective lines, and for the re-
ceiving, forwarding and delivering of
passengers to and from their several
lines and those connecting Herewith,
and shall not discriminate in their
RATES and charges b3,ween such con-
Meeting lines.
Sections and 8 (the long aud short
haus and pooling sec!ions) are as
follows:
Sec. A. That it shall be unlawful for
any common carrier, subject to the
provisions OF this act, to charge or re.
ceive any greater compensation IN the
aggregate for the transportation of pas
seDgers, or of like kind Ct property,
under substantially similar circum.
stances end conditions, for shorter
than for longer distance, over the
same line, in the same direction, the
che rier being Included within the
longer distance; but this shall not be
construed as authorizing any common
carrier, within the terms Of this set, TO
charge and receive as great compenss-
ton for shorter a5 for longer dis.
lance; provided, however, that upon
apple atom to the Commission appoint
ed under the provisions Of this act,
such common carriers may, in special
cases, al or invt stigation by the Com
mission, be authorized to charge less
for longer than for shorter dis ances
the transportation of passengers or
property; and the commission may
from time to time prescribe the extent
to which such designated mmon
carrier may be relieved from the OPP
erations OF this section OF this act.
SIC. 8. That it shall be unlawful for
any common carrier, subject to
provisions OF this act, to enter into any
contract, agreement or combination
with any other common carrier or
carriers, for the pooling Of freight of
different and comp sting railroads, or
to divide beween them the aggregate
or net proceeds Of the earning of such
railrosds, or any portion thereof; and
in any cfss Of an agreement for the
pooling Of ireiS hts, as aforesaid, each
day OF its continuance shall be deemed
a separate otlense.
s. ction II q hires thai after ninety
days from the pass &c Of the act every
common carrier subject to its provis-
ions shall lave prinled. aud keep for
public inspection, schedules showing
rat ss, fares and charges, and in add
ton to requiring the railroads to give
publicity at all OF the depots on their
several lines it gives authority to the
Commission, wders it is proper and
Necessary, TO require them TO give
publicity TO their rates 10 other places
beyond the lines OF their several rail-
TO DIS. 1t also provides that the rates,
fares and charges shall not be raised
excep. after ten days OF public notice,
bat that they may be reduced without
prev Gus public notice; the notice.
however, shall be simultaneous with
the reduction itself.
Section 7 maxi 1t unlawful for any
carrier to enter into any combination
or agreement to prevent the carisge
OF freighti from being continuous
fr m tue place OF shipment to the
p ace OF destination.
Section 8 declares that any common
carrier violating the provisions OF the
a, sh 81 II be liable TO the pc son or per-
sons injured thereby for the full
amount IL damages sustained in con-
tequence Of any such violation, to-
gether with a reasonable coun ell or
attorneys fee. The ninth section pro-
vides that persons claiming to have
been damaged by the action OF COM
mon carriers may proceed for recovery
OF their damages either in the cjuiti
OF the United States or before the
Oommissol herein. provided for, but
not before both tribunals. The tenth
section mskes it penal ofiense to vio-
lat. any OF the p DIVISIONS of this act,
and puts the max imum OF the fine
which may be imposed at the sum Of
5000.
The eleven following sections con-
tain the commission hteatures OF the
bill. They provide for Commission,
to consist Of Eve persons, whose tern,
OF office shall be for ak years, except
the frat appointments, which ara to
be ortwo, three, four, five and six
years. The members OF the Commits
sion are to be appointed bv the Presi.
dent, by aud with the consent Of the
Senate. Their principal office stall be
in Washington, but they may hold
sessions at other places than Wash.
iugtou, and single member Of the
Commission may take testimony any
where, as may be directed by the
Commission, These Commissioners
shall have salaries of $1,000 each. The
Commission has the power to appoint